BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (A mammogram is an x-ray of each breast to look for breast cancer. Have you ever had a mammogram?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Women's Health

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,478	6,768	68.9	67.7-70.0	2,710	31.1	30.0-32.3
-Eastern NC	3,221	2,313	69.5	67.6-71.4	908	30.5	28.6-32.4
RACE
White	2,097	1,554	71.6	69.2-73.9	543	28.4	26.1-30.8
African American	850	599	69.4	65.6-73.0	251	30.6	27.0-34.4
Other Minorities	13	6	51.4	24.6-77.4	7	48.6	22.6-75.4
AGE
18-24	209	35	14.6	9.9-21.1	174	85.4	78.9-90.1
25-34	521	109	22.0	18.0-26.5	412	78.0	73.5-82.0
35-44	566	369	66.8	62.1-71.1	197	33.2	28.9-37.9
45-54	580	524	89.7	86.4-92.2	56	10.3	7.8-13.6
55-64	537	514	96.1	93.8-97.6	23	3.9	2.4- 6.2
65-74	443	420	95.0	92.1-96.9	23	5.0	3.1- 7.9
75+	350	331	95.1	92.0-97.1	19	4.9	2.9- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	516	395	70.7	65.5-75.5	121	29.3	24.5-34.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,058	788	72.1	68.7-75.3	270	27.9	24.7-31.3
Some Post-H.S.	874	593	67.3	63.6-70.8	281	32.7	29.2-36.4
College Graduate	768	533	67.5	63.4-71.3	235	32.5	28.7-36.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	477	351	70.2	65.0-75.0	126	29.8	25.0-35.0
$15,000- 24,999	655	453	67.1	62.5-71.4	202	32.9	28.6-37.5
$25,000- 34,999	347	233	64.0	57.7-69.8	114	36.0	30.2-42.3
$35,000- 49,999	381	254	65.0	59.2-70.3	127	35.0	29.7-40.8
$50,000-74,999	311	223	72.6	66.5-78.0	88	27.4	22.0-33.5
$75,000+	305	220	70.4	64.2-76.0	85	29.6	24.0-35.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,125	944	81.6	78.6-84.2	181	18.4	15.8-21.4
No	2,004	1,311	63.5	60.9-66.0	693	36.5	34.0-39.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	95	66	66.2	54.3-76.4	29	33.8	23.6-45.7
Non-Veteran	3,094	2,236	69.9	67.9-71.8	858	30.1	28.2-32.1
Currently Serving	32	11	42.2	23.7-63.2	21	57.8	36.8-76.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,478

6,768

68.9

67.7-70.0

2,710

31.1

30.0-32.3

-Eastern NC

3,221

2,313

69.5

67.6-71.4

908

30.5

28.6-32.4

RACE

White

2,097

1,554

71.6

69.2-73.9

543

28.4

26.1-30.8

African American

850

599

69.4

65.6-73.0

251

30.6

27.0-34.4

Other Minorities

51.4

24.6-77.4

48.6

22.6-75.4

AGE

18-24

209

14.6

9.9-21.1

174

85.4

78.9-90.1

25-34

521

109

22.0

18.0-26.5

412

78.0

73.5-82.0

35-44

566

369

66.8

62.1-71.1

197

33.2

28.9-37.9

45-54

580

524

89.7

86.4-92.2

10.3

7.8-13.6

55-64

537

514

96.1

93.8-97.6

3.9

2.4- 6.2

65-74

443

420

95.0

92.1-96.9

5.0

3.1- 7.9

75+

350

331

95.1

92.0-97.1

4.9

2.9- 8.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

516

395

70.7

65.5-75.5

121

29.3

24.5-34.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,058

788

72.1

68.7-75.3

270

27.9

24.7-31.3

Some Post-H.S.

874

593

67.3

63.6-70.8

281

32.7

29.2-36.4

College Graduate

768

533

67.5

63.4-71.3

235

32.5

28.7-36.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

477

351

70.2

65.0-75.0

126

29.8

25.0-35.0

$15,000- 24,999

655

453

67.1

62.5-71.4

202

32.9

28.6-37.5

$25,000- 34,999

347

233

64.0

57.7-69.8

114

36.0

30.2-42.3

$35,000- 49,999

381

254

65.0

59.2-70.3

127

35.0

29.7-40.8

$50,000-74,999

311

223

72.6

66.5-78.0

27.4

22.0-33.5

$75,000+

305

220

70.4

64.2-76.0

29.6

24.0-35.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,125

944

81.6

78.6-84.2

181

18.4

15.8-21.4

2,004

1,311

63.5

60.9-66.0

693

36.5

34.0-39.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

66.2

54.3-76.4

33.8

23.6-45.7

Non-Veteran

3,094

2,236

69.9

67.9-71.8

858

30.1

28.2-32.1

Currently Serving

42.2

23.7-63.2

57.8

36.8-76.3

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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